Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO Limited
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 19 March 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 14,951,538 3.27% 985,310 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 28,815 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,951,538 3.27% 1,014,125 0.22%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 17,567 125.9598 AUD
Purchase 18,164 127.1227 AUD
Purchase 2,442 125.9900 AUD
Purchase 8,183 125.9900 AUD
Purchase 18,164 127.1227 AUD
Purchase 16,319 126.6725 AUD
Purchase 936 125.7867 AUD
Purchase 28,379 122.8000 AUD
Purchase 33,146 122.8000 AUD
Purchase 10,511 126.1238 AUD
Purchase 699 125.9900 AUD
Purchase 8,455 125.5754 AUD
Purchase 65 125.7868 AUD
Sale 17,567 125.9598 AUD
Sale 25 125.9900 AUD
Sale 51 125.7661 AUD
Sale 8,216 125.7660 AUD
Sale 79 125.9900 AUD
Sale 3,180 125.9900 AUD
Sale 552 125.9900 AUD
Sale 93 125.9900 AUD
Sale 295 125.9900 AUD
Sale 158 125.7661 AUD
Sale 1,089 125.7660 AUD
Sale 139 125.9900 AUD
Sale 17,567 125.9598 AUD
Sale 198 125.7661 AUD
Sale 33,146 122.8000 AUD
Sale 18,164 127.1227 AUD
Sale 214 125.7660 AUD
Sale 90 125.9900 AUD
Sale 100 125.9900 AUD
Sale 108 125.9900 AUD
Sale 41 125.9900 AUD
Sale 4,180 125.9900 AUD
Sale 178 125.7661 AUD
Sale 2,018 125.9900 AUD
Sale 276 125.7661 AUD
Sale 33,142 122.8000 AUD
Sale 276 124.6819 AUD
Sale 1,822 125.9900 AUD
Sale 583 125.7661 AUD
Sale 532 125.9900 AUD
Sale 184 125.7660 AUD
Sale 82 125.7660 AUD
Sale 6,267 125.7660 AUD
Sale 8,455 125.5754 AUD
Sale 1,005 125.9900 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 16319 126.6725
CFD Long 276 124.6818
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 20 March 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk